# NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP — Notice of Amendment

**Citation:** CPF 120121003M  
**Type / status:** enforcement / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2012-03-12

CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(a), 192.605(b)(1), 192.605(b)(2), 192.605(b)(7), 192.605(b)(8), 192.605(c).

## Document text

Notice of Amendment involving NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605(a),  192.605(b)(1),  192.605(b)(2),  192.605(b)(7),  192.605(b)(8),  192.605(c). The case was opened on 2012-03-12 and is reported as closed as of 2012-10-04. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

120121003M_Closure Letter_10042012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121003M/120121003M_Closure%20Letter_10042012.pdf

120121003M_Closure Letter_10042012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121003M/120121003M_Closure%20Letter_10042012_text.pdf

120121003M_NOA_03122012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121003M/120121003M_NOA_03122012.pdf

120121003M_NOA_03122012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121003M/120121003M_NOA_03122012_text.pdf

120121003M_Operator Response_07092012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/120121003M/120121003M_Operator%20Response_07092012.pdf

120121003M_Closure Letter_10042012_text.pdf

U.S. Department Of Transportation Pipeline and 609.989.2171
Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
820 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 103
West Trenton, NJ 08628
UPS OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
October 4, 2012
Michael Eastman
Vice President, Gas Operations
Rochester Gas and Electric
89 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14649
CPF 1-2012-1003M
Dear Mr. Eastman:
From July 12 through August 23, 2010, representatives from the New York State Department of Public
Service (NYSDPS) acting as agents for Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
inspected New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) operations and maintenance procedural manual for
the Seneca Storage Facility and Seneca Pipeline in Watkins Glen, New York. As a result of the
inspection, a Notice of Amendment (Notice) was issued on March 12, 2012, which proposed amendments
to your procedures.
In your recent letter dated August 30, 2012, you provided additional information about the sale of the
Seneca facility. As a result of that transaction, NYSEG now consists solely of intrastate transmission
lines, distribution lines and associated facilities, which fall under the jurisdiction of the New York State
Department of Public Service (NYSDPS).
We acknowledge the receipt of your recent letter with its enclosures addressing the procedures related to
those assets. We appreciate your efforts to improve those procedures, but NYSDPS would now be the
respective authority to inspect these assets. Based on the sale of the Seneca facility, we would like to
inform you that no further action is necessary in connection with this case. This case is now closed.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Byron Coy, PE
Director, Eastern Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Cc: Kevin Speicher, Program Manager / Chief, NYSDPS

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/120121003M>
- Source ID: `phmsa-enforcement`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:44:44.458Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T16:15:24.200Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-enforcement-120121003m`

### Source metadata

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